Use custom paths AND the default path

[aserrallerios]

I wonder, how can I use the --path option to load the default folder and other folders?

Something like:

    navi --path '~/.cheats:<default_cheats_folder>'     # uses custom cheats

Is the <default_cheats_folder> available somewhere as a variable we could use?

[denisidoro]

It's not available as a variable at the moment.

However, it's always data_dir/navi.

Does that cover your use case?

[aserrallerios]

Not sure if there's a way of getting the XDG folders in macos. Not that I'm aware of.

[denisidoro]

According to the link above, the full path should be $HOME/Library/Application Support/navi

⚠️ beware of the space in Application Support

[aserrallerios]

I mean, no way of getting it programmatically in a platform independent way.

Anyway, if you cannot think on something else or a new navi feature, I'll just set a platform dependent rule.

[denisidoro]

I could add a navi path default-cheats command. WDYT?

[aserrallerios]

Do you mean something like this?

    navi --path "~/.cheats:$(navi path default-cheats)"     # uses custom cheats

[denisidoro]

Yes

[aserrallerios]

Yeah, that'd be pretty nice :)

[shinzui]

Making the path configurable makes it easier to configure navi in Nix.

[denisidoro]

@shinzui, what path? The one that navi downloads .cheats to by default?

Doesn't $NAVI_PATH cover you use case?

[shinzui]

Doesn't $NAVI_PATH cover you use case?

That works. Thanks.

[aserrallerios]

What is supposed to be the right value for $NAVI_PATH?

If the path it's empty, it works (shows downloaded cheats), if it points to /Users/aserralle/Library/Application Support/navi/cheats it doesn't.

❯ ls "/Users/aserralle/Library/Application Support/navi/cheats"
Kidman1670__cheats      caojianhua__MyCheat     chazeon__my-navi-cheats denisidoro__cheats      denisidoro__dotfiles    mrVanDalo__navi-cheats

[denisidoro]

At the moment, when using $NAVI_PATH, subfolders aren't taken into account.

I can change that in the next version (+ add navi path default-cheats).

In the meantime, you can separate different directories by ::

NAVI_PATH="$(find "$HOME/Library/Application Support/navi/cheats/" -type d | tr '\n' ':')" navi